English Unit: Spelling Rules
This comprehensive and detailed unit plan is designed to support students when learning about common spelling generalisations, morphemic words families, common prefixes and suffixes and word origins. The unit contains a presentation that walks students through the common prefixes, suffixes, word origins and spelling rules associated with them, a student reference card, worksheets, games and a quiz. At the completion of the unit, there is an assessment for teachers to utilise to track student’s progress.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to understand how to use letter patterns, spelling generalisations, morphemic word families, prefixes, suffixes and word origins to spell more complex words.
- We are learning to understand how to use letter patterns, spelling generalisations, morphological word families, affixes and word origins to spell more complex words.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E4LY10
9
Understand how to use knowledge of letter patterns, including double letters, spelling generalisations, morphological word families, common prefixes and suffixes, and word origins, to spell more complex words
ACELA1779
8.4
Understand how to use knowledge of letter patterns including double letters, spelling generalisations, morphemic word families, common prefixes and suffixes and word origins to spell more complex words
EN2-5A
old
Uses a range of strategies, including knowledge of letter– sound correspondences and common letter patterns, to spell familiar and some unfamiliar words
EN2-VOCAB-01
new
Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words
EN2-REFLU-01
new
Sustains independent reading with accuracy, automaticity, rate and prosody suited to purpose, audience and meaning
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN2-SPELL-01
new
Selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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